Eyeglasses.



S. J. CLULEE.

EYEGLASSES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.8, 1912.

l 182,349. Patented May 9, 1916.

INVENTOR {I ATTORNEYS STEPHEN J.- CLULEE, or A'rTLEBoRo, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOIR- rro. B vfsrArE, OPTICAL COMPANY, or ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, A cozaronArrion or MAI E.

- EYEGLASSES.

Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN J. Gnomes,

a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State I of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglasses, of which the following is a, full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to Which it appertains to make and use the. same. p

This invention relates to eyeglasses, and with regard to certain more specific features thereof, to eyeglass mountings.

' 'One of the objects of this invention is to' =provide a simple and. practical eyeglass mounting in which the parts are. securely I held in assembled relation.

7 Another object is toflprovide adurable I eyeglass mounting whichwill be inexpensive to manufacture and easy, to assemble. Y A further object is to -provide an adjust able mountingv ofthe character first above 5 mentioned in which the parts when; as-

' sembled willbe free from relative movement and will not tend to jam or wear loose.

Another object is to provide a practical mounting of the finger-piece type. in which the necessit for using screws is avoided.

Otherob ectS will be-in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

v, The "inyention' accordingly consists inthe features 0f. ,(301'1Sl7Ifl1Cl310n, combmations of elements and arrangement of parts which following claims.

will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the In the accompanying drawing wherein is shown one of the'various possible embodiments of thisinvention, Figure lis a rear elevational view of a pair of eyeglasses with one of the guard-arms and. amociated parts removed;lFig. 2 is a top plan view thereof:

' Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of one side of the device shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a detailed view with theparts in disconnected relation.

Similar reference characters refer to simij lar parts throughout the several. views of the drawing.

Referring-now detail to the drawing, '1 i denotes the saddle or bridge at each end of which ispositioned a bearing portion 2 and clamping lugs 3 for supporting the lenses 4. V

Specification of Letters Patent.

ring at the opposite end a Patented ma aieic. Application filed August 8, 1912. Serial No.' 718,952. l I

lugs 3 in the usual manner and held against J Shoes 5 by means ofscrews 6.

Mounted and adapted to swing. upon each bearing portion 2 is a at one end with actuatmg arms 8 and carrynose-guard '9 adapted to grip the side of the nose.

ard arm 7 provided The" guards are pivotally mounted at 10 so as to i 7 permit of automatic adjustment to noses of different Shape.

Each bearing portion 2'isgp'rovi'ded with a vertlcally disposed cylindrical opening or hole 11 through which is adapted to pass a boss or pivot 12 integral with. or secured 'to the" guardrarms 7.- This boss which is tubular in shape is of asize adapted to telescopically fit but .turn freely within the hole 11 and is of a length sufiicient to prevent wabbling orlooseness at the connection. After passing the tubular boss 12 through the 'holell a coiled spring 13 is passed therethrough.' The lower. end 14 of the spring 1s turned upwardly, as shown in Fig. 4, to engage one of a plurality of'tapped-out holes or recesses 15 on the under side of the bearing portion whereby its tension may be readily adjusted either while assembling the parts or after the glasses have been worn of the guard-arm 7 and urge-the same tothe guard 9, and as the actuating arms 8 are moved toward the center as when placing for some time. I The other end of the spring 16 pro ec'tS laterally to engage the rear side the glasses upon the nose, the tension of the spring will be increased; thereby tending to decrease the diameter of the coil and permit a freer turning. of the telescoping parts.

In other words, the coiled spring is mounted j 'to resist the swinging of the parts in one 'directlon by its torsional elast city. By

having the ends of the spring extendin laterally. toeach side of its longitudina axisthe parts will be held in assembled position by the spring and resist separation thereof by means ofits longitudinalelas- .ticity. To further provide against any possible tendency of the parts to separate in the di-.

rection of the axis of the tubular boss 12,

the lower part of theboss is provided with an annular recess 17 just below the under surface of the field-piece 2 when the parts are assembled. A split ring 18 is adapted to be slipped over the end of the boss 12 and snapped into position in this recess, thereby preventing a withdrawal of the guard-arm without first removing this spring.

It is thought that the method of operation of a device of this character should be clear'from the above description and detailed discussion thereof is unnecessary.

However, it may be briefly stated that when placing the glasses on the nose, the actuating arms 8 which are in front of a vertical plane passingthrough the lenses, are grasped between the thumb and first finger and moved toward each other, thereby separating the guards 9 a sufiicientv distance to engage the sides of the nose. On releaslng the actuating arms the spring 13 Wlll urge the guards firmly into gripping position. .As the guards 9 are pivotally mounted upon the arms they will swing in any direction that may be necessary to conform :to the peculiar shape of the nose of the wearer. If it is desired to adjust the tension of" the spring the turned up end 14 is withdrawn and inserted in another .hole 15tto,.one side or the other of its former position as'desired.

- It is thus seen that this'invention provides a simple and practical eyeglass mounting which is inexpensive to manufacture and easyto assemble, andadapted to accomplish, among others, all of the objects and'advantages above set, forth. 7

.As many changes could .be made in the above construction. and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be-made without departing fromthe scope thereof, it is intendedthat all matter contained in'the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be'interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. 7

It is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims isintended to cover allof the generic and specific features of the invention herein de-' scribed, and all statements of the scope of I the invention which, as a matter of language,

. claim as new and desire to secure by Letmight be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what -I ters Patent is I 1. In a device of the character described,

' in combination, a guard arm, a supporting member therefor, one of said parts being provided witha tubular extension and the other provided with a recess in which said extensionfitsand turns throughout a major I portion of its length, and a separate helical spring engaging the exterior top and bottom surfaces of said parts adapted to resist separation of said arm and said supporting member in an axial direction.

2. In a device of the character described, in combination, a guard arm, ;a supporting member therefor, a pivot carried by said guard-arm, and a spring partially within said pivot adapted to position said arm and to lock said arm and said supporting member against separation in an axial direction.

3. Ina device Of the character described, in combination, a guard-arm, .a supporting member therefor, one of said members having a connected part passing into and beyond apart of the other of said members and havinga recess in said part, and a resilient locking member lying in said recess.

4. In a device of the character described, *in combination, .a supporting memberhaving an opening therein, aguard .arm, a-pivot on said guard arm adapted-to be inserted in said opening, and :a coil spring extending within said pivot adapted to-position said guard arm.

5. In a device of the character .described,

in combination, a guard-arm having an .actuating arm at one end and a pivotally mounted guard at the other end, a supporting member therefor, saidguard arm having a tubular boss passing into and beyond the support,and spring means in said boss tending to swing said guard-arm and hold in combinatiom'a support'having a bearin .portionat each end, spring actuated guar arms mounted on said -support,-each having .an integral tubular boss intermediate its ends adapted to turn -on the upper side of said support, and a spring for each arm passing through said support,

-8. In a'device of the characterdescribed,

- in combination, a saddle having. a bearing portion at each end, .a guard-arm having a tubular boss intermediate its ends adapted to turn on said bearing portion, and a spring member.- extending through said tubular boss and resiliently urging the bearing surfaces of said parts into engagement.

9. In a device of the character described, in combination, a supporting member, a guard arm mounted .to turn thereon, one of said members being provided "with an opening, a hollow pivot on the other of said members adapted to be inserted in said opening, and a coil spring within, and held in alinement by, said pivot and adapted to hold said pivot in said opening and to position said guard arm.

10. In a device of the character described, in combination, a guard arm, a support, one of said before mentioned elements having a bearing opening, a tubular pivot pin integral on the other of said elements and bearing in said opening, and a spring having a portion lying in said pin and arranged to tend to cause relative movement between said arm and said support.

11. In a device of the character described,

in combination, a guard arm, a support, one ,p of said before mentioned elements having ay bearing opening, a tubular'pivot pin perma-' nently fixed on the other of said elements and bearing in said opening, and a spring having a coiled portion lying in said pin and arranged to tend to cause relative movement between said arm and said support.

12. In a device of the character descr-ibed, in combination, a guard arm, a support, one of said before mentioned elements having a bearing opening, a tubular pivot pin integral on the other of said elements and bearing in said opening, and a spring having a portion lying in said pin and arranged to v tend to cause relative movement between said arm and said support and retain said two first mentioned elements in assembled relation.

ried by said pin,

bearing in said opening, a guard-arm carried by said pin, and a spring having a portion cause relative rotary movement between said arm and said support.

14. In a device of the character described, in combination, a supporting member having a bearing opening, a tubular pivot pin bearing in said opening, a guard-arm carand a spring having a coiledportion lying in said pin and arranged to tend to cause relative rotary movement between said arm and said suport, I 15.1'In a device of the character described, in combination, a supporting member having a bearing opening, a tubular pivot pin bearing in said opening, a guard-arm carried by said pin, a spring having a portion lying in said pin and arranged to tend to cause relative rotary movement between said arm and said support, said pivot having a recess, and a resilient member adapted to be disposed in said recess and prevent relative axial displacement of said member and said pin.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

STEPHEN J. CLULEE.

Witnesses:

WALTER A. Bmeos, I Josnrn A. DONOVAN.

' lying in said pin and arranged to tend to 

